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    125 CÂU HỎ

    I TRẢLỜ I KHI PHỎNG

    VẤN XIN VIỆC

    BẰNG TIẾNG ANH

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    MỤC LỤC125 CÂU HỎI TRẢ LỜI KHI PHỎNG VẤN XIN VIỆC BẰNG.........................................................................................................................1

    TIÊNG ANH...............................................................................................1Basic Interview Questions I..........................................................................1Basic Interview Questions II........................................................................1School Related Interview Questions............................................................1or! Related Interview Questions I...........................................................1or! Related Interview Questions II.........................................................2or! Related Interview Questions III........................................................2or!in" ith #eo$le Interview Quetions..................................................3%iscellaneous Interview Questions.............................................................3

    SAU ÐÂY LÀ CC CÂU TRẢ LỜI!...................................................3Basic Interview Questions I..........................................................................3Short &nswers................................................................................................3Lon" &nswer..................................................................................................4Short &nswers................................................................................................4Lon" &nswers................................................................................................4Short &nswers................................................................................................5Lon" &nswers................................................................................................6Short &nswers................................................................................................6

    Lon" &nswers................................................................................................7Short &nswer.................................................................................................7Lon" &nswer..................................................................................................8'here do (ou see (oursel) in )ive (ears*'................................................8Short &nswers................................................................................................8Lon" &nswers................................................................................................8Short &nswers................................................................................................9Lon" &nswer..................................................................................................9Short &nswers..............................................................................................10Lon" &nswer................................................................................................10

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    'In what wa(s do (ou /ana"e (our ti/e well*'......................................12Short &nswer...............................................................................................13Lon" &nswer................................................................................................13'&re (ou "ood at dealin" with chan"e*'..................................................13Short &nswers..............................................................................................13Lon" &nswer................................................................................................13Short &nswers..............................................................................................14Lon" &nswer................................................................................................14Short &nswers..............................................................................................15Lon" &nswers..............................................................................................15Basic Interview Questions II......................................................................16Short &nswers..............................................................................................16Lon" &nswers..............................................................................................16Short &nswers..............................................................................................17

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    Lon" &nswer................................................................................................2830...................................................................................................................29School Related Interview Questions..........................................................29Short &nswers..............................................................................................29Lon" &nswer................................................................................................29'h( did (ou choose to /a2or in 3istor(*'............................................30Short &nswers..............................................................................................30Lon" &nswer................................................................................................30Short &nswers..............................................................................................31Lon" &nswer................................................................................................31'hat was (our )avorite su02ect*'...........................................................31Short &nswers..............................................................................................31Lon" &nswer................................................................................................31'hat course did (ou stru""le in the /ost*'..........................................32

    Short &nswers..............................................................................................32Lon" &nswer................................................................................................32Short &nswers..............................................................................................33Lon" &nswers..............................................................................................33'h( didn4t (ou $ursue a career in (our /a2or*'.................................34Short &nswers..............................................................................................34Lon" &nswer................................................................................................35'hat4s the ne5t thin" (ou want to learn*'.............................................36Short &nswers..............................................................................................36

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    or! Related Interview Questions I.........................................................37Short &nswers..............................................................................................37Lon" &nswer................................................................................................37Short &nswers..............................................................................................38Lon" &nswer................................................................................................38Short &nswers..............................................................................................39Lon" &nswer................................................................................................39Short &nswers..............................................................................................40Lon" &nswer................................................................................................40

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    Lon" &nswer................................................................................................44'hat were the /ost /e/ora0le acco/$lish/ents in (our last career*'.......................................................................................................................44Short &nswers..............................................................................................44Lon" &nswer................................................................................................45Short &nswers..............................................................................................45Lon" &nswer................................................................................................46'here does (our 0oss thin! (ou are*'...................................................46Short &nswers..............................................................................................47Lon" &nswer................................................................................................47'In (our $revious $osition6 how /uch ti/e did (ou s$end in /eetin"s*'48'In (our $revious $osition6 how /uch ti/e did (ou s$end wor!in" 0((oursel)*'.....................................................................................................48'In (our $revious $osition6 how /uch ti/e did (ou s$end wor!in" in a

    tea/*'..........................................................................................................48Short &nswers..............................................................................................49Lon" &nswer................................................................................................49or! Related Interview Questions II.......................................................49Short &nswers..............................................................................................50Lon" &nswer................................................................................................50'7ive /e a s$eci)ic e5a/$le at (our last $osition where reduced cost1'50'7ive /e a s$eci)ic e5a/$le at (our last $osition where (ou /ade thin"s /oree))icient1'......................................................................................................50

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    Short &nswers..............................................................................................56Lon" &nswer................................................................................................57Short &nswers..............................................................................................57Lon" &nswer................................................................................................57Short &nswers..............................................................................................58Lon" &nswer................................................................................................58Short &nswers..............................................................................................59Lon" &nswers..............................................................................................59'hat o))ers have (ou received so )ar*'..................................................59Short &nswers..............................................................................................60Lon" &nswer................................................................................................60or! Related Interview Questions III......................................................61Short &nswers..............................................................................................61Lon" &nswer................................................................................................61

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    Lon" &nswer................................................................................................72or!in" ith #eo$le Interview Quetions................................................73Short &nswers..............................................................................................73Lon" &nswer................................................................................................73Short &nswers..............................................................................................73Lon" &nswer................................................................................................74Short &nswers..............................................................................................74Lon" &nswer................................................................................................7478...................................................................................................................75Short &nswers..............................................................................................75Lon" &nswer................................................................................................75Short &nswers..............................................................................................76Lon" &nswer................................................................................................76Short &nswers..............................................................................................77

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    125 CÂU HỎI TRẢ LỜI KHI PHỎNG VẤN XIN VIỆC BẰNGTIÊNG ANHBasic Interview Questions I1. Tell me a little about yourself.2. What are your strengths?3. What are your ea!nesses?

    4. What are your short term goals?5. What are your long term goals?6. What "o you ant to be "oing fi#e years from no?7. $f you %oul" %hange one thing about your &ersonality' hat oul" it be an" hy?8. What "oes su%%ess mean to you?9. What "oes failure mean to you?10. (re you an organi)e" &erson?11. $n hat ays are you organi)e" an" "isorgani)e"?12. *o you manage your time ell?13. +o "o you han"le %hange?14. +o "o you ma!e im&ortant "e%isions?15. *o you or! ell un"er &ressure?

    Basic Interview Questions II1. (re you better at anti%i&ating or rea%ting to &roblems2. (re you a ris! ta!er or "o you li!e to stay aay from ris!s?3. Why shoul" $ hire you?4. Tell me about ,-s... Tell me about a time you ma"e a mista!e.5. Tell me about a time you ma"e a goo" "e%ision.6. Tell me about a time you ma"e a &oor "e%ision.7. Tell me about a time you fire" someone.8. Tell me about a time you hire" someone.9. Tell me about a time you faile" to %om&lete an assignment on time.10. Tell me about a time you foun" a solution to sa#e the %om&any money.11. Tell me about a time you aime" too high.

    12. Tell me about a time you aime" too lo.13. Tell me about a time you ma"e a great sale.14. Tell me about a time you ent o#er bu"get.School Related Interview Questions1. What e/tra%urri%ular a%ti#ities ere you in#ol#e" in?2. Why "i" you %hoose your maor?3. $f you re"o %ollege again' hat oul" you maor in?4. What %ourse "i" you li!e the most?5. What %ourse "i" you li!e the least?6. +o ill your &erforman%e in your orst %lass affe%t your &erforman%e on this ob?7. +o oul" your best frien" "es%ribe you?8. +o oul" your &rofessor "es%ribe you?

    9. +o oul" your mother "es%ribe you?10. Why are you a&&lying for a ob that you "i"nt maor in?11. *uring %ollege' ho "i" you s&en" your summer #a%ations?12. What "i" you learn from your internshi&?13. *i" you "o any internshi&s?14. $f you %oul" learn something su%h as a ne s!ill' hat oul" it be?or! Related Interview Questions I1. $f you %oul" start your %areer o#er again' hat oul" you "o "ifferently?2. *uring your &erforman%e re#ies' hat %riti%ism "o you hear the most?

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    3. Tell me about your last three &ositions?4. Tell me about your last &osition?5. What is your management &hiloso&hy?6. What as your fa#orite ob?7. Tell me about the best manager you e#er ha".8. Tell me about the orst manager you e#er ha".

    9. What %oul" you ha#e "one to im&ro#e your relationshi& ith a manager you "i"nt li!e?10. What ere the most memorable a%%om&lishments in your last &osition?11. Why "o you ant to lea#e your %urrent ob?12. Where "i" you tell your boss you ere going?13. (re you %urrently em&loye" at the last &la%e liste" on your resume?14. What is the title of the &erson you re&ort to?15. $n your &re#ious &osition' ho mu%h time "i" you s&en" ...16. $f you "ont lea#e your %urrent ob' hat "o you imagine you ill be "oing in se#eral years?17. $f youre #ery ha&&y ith your %urrent ob' hy "o you ant to lea#e?or! Related Interview Questions II1. $f you ha#e &roblems or %om&laints ith your %urrent ob' hy ha#ent you brought it to their attention?

    2. i#e me a s&e%ifi% e/am&le at your last &osition here...3. What "o you feel an em&loyer oes an em&loyee?4. What "o you e/&e%t from your manager?5. Woul" you li!e to ha#e your bosss ob?6. What "i" you hear about us?7. What "o you !no about our &ro"u%t?8. +a#e you manage" &eo&le in any of the &ositions you#e hel"?9. What ty&es of &eo&le "o you ha#e trouble getting along ith?10. Who "o you thin! are our to maor %om&etitors?11. Why "o you li!e sales?12. *o you see that sta&ler? on#in%e me to buy it.13. +o long ha#e you been loo!ing for a ob?

    14. Why ha#ent you re%ei#e" any offers so far?15. $f you "ont un"erstan" your assignment an" you %ant rea%h your boss' hat oul" you "o?or! Related Interview Questions III1. $f e#eryone on the team is a #eteran' hat ill you "o to fit in?2. +o "o you inten" to learn hat you nee" to !no to &erform ell for this ob?3. $f your su&er#isor tells you to "o something that you belie#e %an be "one in a "ifferent ay' hatoul" you "o?4. $f youre tol" to "o something that you feel is illegal' hat oul" you "o?5. $f you ere unfairly %riti%i)e"' hat oul" you "o?6. What are you loo!ing to gain from your ne/t ob?7. What as&e%ts of this ob interest you the most?8. $f you are gi#en or! from your manager that is boring an" te"ious' hat ill you "o?

    9. +o long "o you &lan on staying ith this %om&any?10. +o "o you e/&lain the fa%t that you freuently %hange obs?11. Tell me about a time you ha" a big "isagreement ith your boss.12. What "o you "o hen there is no or! to "o?13. What "o you "o hen there are too many things to "o?14. What "o you "o hen you feel burne" out?15. +o "o you balan%e both your family an" your ob?16. ou#e been ith one %om&any your entire %areer. *ont you thin! you ill ha#e a tough timea"usting to a ne en#ironment?

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    17. What ha#e you hear" about our %om&any that you "i"nt li!e?18. *o you ant to or! for a small or large %om&any an" hy?or!in" ith #eo$le Interview Quetions1. What "o you "o hen youre ha#ing "iffi%ulty sol#ing a &roblem?2. What "o you "o hen you ha#e a &roblem ith a "ire%t?3. What "o you "o hen you ha#e a &roblem ith your boss?

    4. What "o you "o hen you ha#e a &roblem ith your ob?5. What "o you "o hen you ha#e a &roblem ith a %oor!er?6. +o "o you han"le %onfli%t?7. +a#e you fire" anyone?8. What "o you "o hen a or!er is gi#ing the team more &roblems then hel&ing?9. When "o you !no enough is enough hen "ealing ith a subor"inate that "oesnt seem to behel&ing?10. *o you li!e to or! by yourself or ith others?11. +o "o you get along%iscellaneous Interview Questions1. What "o you "o to stay in sha&e?2. What "o you li!e to "o hen youre not in the offi%e?

    3. Whats the most re%ent boo! you rea"?4. What is the most re%ent mo#ie you sa?5. *i" you ha#e any trouble fin"ing this &la%e?6. Will or!ing on ee!en"s be a &roblem?7. +o "o you feel about o#ertime?8. +a#e you file" for ban!ru&t%y?9. *o you on or rent your home?10. *o you ha#e any outsi"e in%ome?11. *o you earn any in%ome from in#estments or hobbies?12. (re you illing to tra#el?13. (re you illing to relo%ate?14. ay $ %onta%t your %urrent em&loyer?

    15. ay $ %onta%t your referen%es?16. $s there anything else you ant to a""?17. What !in" of salary are you loo!ing for?18. Thats a high salary for this &osition Where "i" you %ome u& ith that figure?19. +o mu%h "o you %urrently get &ai"?20. When are you able to start?21. (re you %onsi"ering any other offers right no?22. (s!ing ,uestions

    SAU ÐÂY LÀ CC CÂU TRẢ LỜI!Basic Interview Questions I91 '+ell /e a little a0out (oursel)1'ou shoul" ta!e this o&&ortunity to sho your %ommuni%ation s!ills by s&ea!ing %learly an" %on%isely

    in an organi)e" manner. :e%ause there is no right or rong anser for this uestion' it is im&ortant toa&&ear frien"ly.Short &nswers;$ atten"e" $T here $ maore" in

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    ;$m a har" or!er an" $ li!e to ta!e on a #ariety of %hallenges. $ li!e &ets' an" in my s&are time' $ li!eto rela/ an" rea" the nes&a&er.;;$#e alays li!e" being balan%e". When $ or!' $ ant to or! har". (n" outsi"e of or!' $ li!e toengage in my &ersonal a%ti#ities su%h as golfing an" fishing.;Lon" &nswer;$ ent to the >ni#ersity of Washington an" maore" in

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    ansers that ill or!. Aome ansers ill be goo" ansers for %ertain obs' hile the same anser ill be a ba" anser for a "ifferent ob. Aele%t an anser that ill or! for the &osition you area&&lying for. +ere are a fe e/am&les.Short &nswers;This might be ba"' but in %ollege $ foun" that $ &ro%rastinate" a lot. $ reali)e" this &roblem' an" $mor!ing on it by finishing my or! ahea" of s%he"ule.;

    ;$ feel my ea!ness is not being "etail oriente" enough. $m a &erson that ants to a%%om&lish as mu%has &ossible. $ reali)e" this hurts the uality an" $m %urrently or!ing on fin"ing a balan%e beteenuantity an" uality.;;$ feel my

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    e/%ite" about the last fe assignments $ %om&lete" be%ause it in#ol#e" or!ing ith #en"ors an" &artners hile managing a small grou& of or!ers. Ao $ ho&e to be in a management &osition ithin ayear or to an" $ feel $m "oing a "iligent ob by #olunteering for e/tra or! to gain more e/&erien%e.;The first e/am&le is a &erson straight out of s%hool. earning is a goo" short term goal to ha#e be%auseit shos that you ill be trying har" in your ob. The se%on" e/am&le is more "etaile" be%ause that &erson has se#eral years of e/&erien%e. (nybo"y %an say they ant a management &osition' but this

    %an"i"ate is ta!ing it a ste& further by shoing the ste&s he is ta!ing to a%hie#e the short term goal.Thus' it be%omes a stronger anser.=1 'hat are (our lon" ter/ "oals*'This uestion is as!e" to see ho serious a %an"i"ate is about his or her %areer. Aome &eo&le might not!no their long term goals' an" some &eo&le might ha#e long term goals of be%oming ri%h an" retiringearly. Those are in%orre%t ansers for this uestion. The ty&e of anser you ant to gi#e is anambitious anser that shos you really lo#e your %areer. ( goo" inter#ieer ill rea" beteen thelines an" fin" out if a &erson is going to be a har" or!er or ust a me"io%re one. :eing "es%ri&ti#e an"shooting for a big goal is something inter#ieers ant to hear.Short &nswer;$ oul" li!e to be%ome a "ire%tor or higher. This might be a little ambitious' but $ !no $m smart' an"$m illing to or! har".;

    ;(fter a su%%essful %areer' $ oul" lo#e to rite a boo! on offi%e effi%ien%y. $ thin! or!ing smart isim&ortant an" $ ha#e many i"eas. Ao after gaining more e/&erien%e' $m going to try to rite a boo!.;;$#e alays lo#e" to tea%h. $ li!e to gro neer em&loyees an" hel& %oor!ers here e#er $ %an. Aoin the future' $ oul" lo#e to be an instru%tor.;Tong hC& bCi uaCbuon44Dyahoo.%om hE% %F% bCn thGnh %Hng 260620089;$ ant to be%ome a #alue" em&loyee of a %om&any. $ ant to ma!e a "ifferen%e an" $m illing toor! har" to a%hie#e this goal. $ "ont ant a regular %areer' $ ant a s&e%ial %areer that $ %an be &rou"of.;Lon" &nswer;y long term goal is to be%ome a &artner for a %onsulting firm. $ !no the har" or! in#ol#e" ina%hie#ing this goal' an" $ !no that many &eo&le fail to be%ome a &artner. Thats not going to sto& me

    from or!ing har"' learning e#erything $ %an' an" %ontributing to a %om&any here $ll be%ome a#aluable asset. $ !no its not a guarantee' but be%oming a &artner is a long term goal of mine' an" $going to or! toar"s this goal throughout my %areer.;This e/am&le shos a %an"i"ate ith a big goal. This &erson i"entifies the "iffi%ulty of the goal an"shos the ste&s reuire" to a%hie#e this goal. *es&ite the "iffi%ulty' this %an"i"ate shos he or she illnot get "is%ourage" ith "iffi%ult situations an" ill ne#er gi#e u&. $t is a short anser that goes a longay.>1 'hat do (ou want to 0e doin" )ive (ears )ro/ now*''here do (ou see (oursel) in )ive (ears*'This is a similar uestion to the short term uestion' but you shoul" anser it a little "ifferently. +ereare some e/am&les.Short &nswers

    ;$n fi#e years' $ see myself as a #alue" em&loyee of a %om&any. $ ant to be an e/&ert at my &ositionan" start training to be a manager.;;$n fi#e years' $ ant to be a senior analyst. $ ant my e/&ertise to "ire%tly im&a%t the %om&any in a &ositi#e ay.;;y goal is to be%ome a lea" in fi#e years. (lthough not e#eryone gets &romote" to this le#el' $ belie#e$ %an a%hie#e this goal through har" or!.;;(lthough $ really enoy or!ing han"s on as a me%hani%al engineer' $ ant to e#entually be%ome amanager. $ ant to %ontinue gaining e/&erien%e' an" after learning many "ifferent as&e%ts' $ see myself in management.;

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    Lon" &nswers;@i#e years from no' $ oul" li!e to see myself in a management &osition. $m going to be learningan" gaining &ra%ti%al e/&erien%e until then' but e#entually' $ ant to be%ome a mar!eting manager. $!no there are a lot of things to learn' but $m going to be or!ing har" for the ne/t fi#e years. $ belie#e o&&ortunities %ome to great or!ers an" $m going to try to be one of them.;;@i#e years from no' $ ant to be a senior sales manager. $m %urrently training to be%ome a manager'

    an" if $ %ontinue to or! har"' $ feel $ll ha#e a management &osition soon. (fter gaining se#eral yearsof e/&erien%e as a sales manager' $ ant to be in a &osition here $ %an train an" &ro#i"e my e/&ertiseto neer sales managers.;:oth ansers "is&lay %hara%teristi%s of or!ing har". The se%on" e/am&le also mentions that he or sheants to train neer managers. This is a goo" anser be%ause it targets one goo" trait about u&&er management the ability to train managers.?1 'I) (ou could chan"e one thin" a0out (our $ersonalit(6 what would it 0e and wh(*'This uestion is another #ariation to the ea!ness uestion. ou %an &ro#i"e a similar ty&e of uestionunless it is the same &erson as!ing them. To anser this uestion' thin! of a &erson you res&e%t an" thetrait they ha#e that you really li!e. $ use" to ha#e a manager that as #ery &atient an" e/&laine" things#ery %arefully. $ really li!e" this trait' so $m going to &ro#i"e the long anser by using this e/am&le.:ut first' lets loo! at some short ansers.

    Short &nswers;$ get easily frustrate" at &eo&le ho "ont or! #ery har". :ut $ !no &eo&le ha#e "ifferent or! styles an" "ifferent or! habits. Ao if $ %oul" %hange something' $ oul" li!e to be moreun"erstan"ing.;;$ ha#e high e/&e%tations an" $ ha#e these e/&e%tations on others. $ thin! if $ as more un"erstan"ing' $%oul" hel& other or!ers im&ro#e instea" of being "isa&&ointe".;;$ oul" li!e to be more of a ris! ta!er. $ alays "o my or! an" %om&lete it at an e/%e&tional le#el' but sometimes ta!ing a ris! %an ma!e the or! e#en better. $m or!ing on this by thin!ing the issuethrough an" eighing the &ros an" %ons.;;$ oul" li!e to be more of an e/tro#ert. $m a little uiet an" a little %loser to the intro#ert si"e. $oul" li!e to %hange this be%ause $ oul" a&&ear more frien"ly.;Lon" &nswer

    ;$ ish $ as more &atient ith &eo&le. $ remember a manager $ ha" a %ou&le of years ago. +e as #ery &atient ith e#eryone.

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    ;Au%%ess means to a%hie#e a goal $ ha#e set for myself.;;Au%%ess means to &ro"u%e high uality or! before the "ea"line.;;Au%%ess to me is !noing that my %ontributions &ositi#ely im&a%te" my %om&any.;Lon" &nswer;Au%%ess to me means %om&leting a tas! an" hen loo!ing ba%!' thin!ing $ %oul"nt ha#e "one it better. To su%%ee" is to %om&lete a tas! or assignment on time in an e/%ellent manner. :ut thats only

    half of it. The results shoul" be goo" an" the &eo&le in#ol#e" shoul" gain a #aluable lesson or e/&erien%e. @or e/am&le' if it as a grou& &roe%t' an" only to &eo&le out of four really "i" the or!'$ oul"nt %all that su%%ess. $f e#eryone &arti%i&ate" an" or!e" together &ro#i"ing a #aluable"eli#erable then its a su%%ess. Ao $ thin! both the result an" the &ro%ess shoul" be great to %allsomething a su%%ess.;This anser is shoing that you belie#e in "eli#ering great uality or!. oreo#er' it is im&lying homu%h you #alue team or!. $f you #alue teamor! highly' then it is safe to assume that you oul"ma!e a great team &layer.A1 'hat does )ailure /ean to (ou*'This is uite sim&le. $ "ont see many right ansers so this is hat $ suggest. ou %an belie#e in to of the folloing. Ine' you belie#e that failure is not a%hie#ing your goal no matter hat. Ir to' you %an belie#e failure is only hen nothing is learne" from the failure. $ belie#e in the latter' but you "ont

    ha#e to agree ith me.Short &nswers;@ailure is hen $ "o not rea%h my goal.;;$ thin! to fail at something is ma!ing a mista!e an" not learning anything from it.;;To me' failure means to ha#e a goal an" not "o anything about it.;;$ thin! failure is not rea%hing your &otential. $f you "o not use the resour%es you ha#e an" theresour%es aroun" you' thats failure be%ause the or! or goal %oul" ha#e been "one better.;Lon" &nswer;$ thin! its har"er to fail than it is to su%%ee". The reason is' if you fail in a &roe%t' you %an learn a#aluable lesson from your mista!e. earning from the mista!e ill allo you to im&ro#e future &roe%ts' or to sim&ly not re&eat them. Just be%ause $ belie#e this' "oesnt mean $ belie#e its a%%e&tableto fail at a &roe%t' but ust in %ase' $ oul" try to learn e#erything $ %an e#en hen the en" result

    asnt that goo". Ao' failure to me means ma!ing a mista!e an" ha#ing learne" nothing from it.; Kobo"y ants a failure. Ao you %an feel that ansering li!e this ill be ris!y. +oe#er' this is a soli"anser that most &eo&le agree ith. $f the &erson "oesnt li!e this anser' then you might not ant toor! for this &erson.

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    ;Irgani)ation has alays %ome easy to me. $ naturally organi)e things li!e my "es!' time' assignments'an" or! ithout thin!ing about them. This hel&s me tremen"ously "uring times hen $ma&&roa%hing a "ea"line.;Lon" &nswer;$m a%tually a #ery organi)e" &erson. $ts funny that you mention this be%ause ust the other "ay' myroommate ante" to borro my suit%ase an" sa my %loset. +e ma"e fun of me for organi)ing my

    %lothes by length an" %olor. $m li!e that ith e#erything. $ts ust so mu%h easier to manage things.+oe#er' $m not &i%!y an" "ont nee" to ha#e things in a %ertain ay. $ ust ant things to beorgani)e". Ao yes' $ %onsi"er myself organi)e".;This e/am&le shoul" only be "one if you are %onfi"ent ith your %ommuni%ation abilities. $f youa&&ear a!ar" or if you soun" li!e you are rea"ing this ty&e of anser' it %oul" ha#e a negati#eeffe%t. $nstea"' you shoul" ma!e a generi% anser if you are un%omfortable ith this ty&e of anser.+he ,ollowin" - .sers991'In what wa(s are (ou or"anied and disor"anied*'This is another #ariation to the &re#ious uestion. This uestion is a little better be%ause the uestionants you to i"entify an area you are "isorgani)e". a!e sure to em&hasi)e the organi)e" &ortion of the anser. $f you are truly an organi)e" &erson' then it is really tough thin!ing about an area you are"isorgani)e". Ao thin!ing ahea" of time ill allo you to ma!e a goo" im&ression ith a soli" anser.

    Short &nswers;$m #ery organi)e" ith my time an" or!' but my "es! is a little "isorgani)e".;;Ain%e $ or! ith many files' $ li!e to !ee& my "es! organi)e". $ alays ha#e e#erything in a %ertain &la%e so $ %an fin" things easier. The area $m "isorgani)e" is &robably my %om&uter "es!to&. $ usuallyha#e so many i%ons e#eryhere. $ shoul" organi)e it a little' but $#e ne#er nee"e" to.;;$ organi)e my s%he"ule the best. $m use" to many meetings so its im&ortant for me to be organi)e"ith my s%he"ule an" time. The area $ nee" to im&ro#e is &robably my file %abinet. $ starte" to sortthings al&habeti%ally' but hen $m busy' $ start &utting things in there. $t starte" getting har" to fin"things' but this is something $m going to fi/.;Lon" &nswer;Ih thats a goo" uestion. Well' $m organi)e" in almost e#erything $ "o. $m #ery organi)e" ithmy s%he"ule an" time. $ li!e to or! effi%iently' an" being organi)e" ith my time hel&s me. The area

    $ feel $m "isorgani)e" is &robably my "es!. $ li!e to or! fast an" "ont !ee& my "es! area as ti"y assome &eo&le $ !no. This hoe#er "oesnt &re#ent me from "oing my ob ell. ou !no some &eo&le %an ha#e files an" &a&er all o#er their "es! but some ho !no e/a%tly here e#erything islo%ate". $ thin! $m one of those &eo&le. +oe#er' if $ !no $m ha#ing a %lient or a guest' then $oul" "efinitely ma!e things more ti"y.;This anser brings a little humor to the uestion. $t lightens the moo" an" ma!es a &erson seem realinstea" of a&&earing to be &erfe%t. +oe#er' if the ob you are a&&lying for reuires %onstant %ustomer intera%tion' then this anser ill not be goo". This anser oul" be better for an offi%e ob here notmany &eo&le ill see your "es!.9-1'8o (ou /ana"e (our ti/e well*''In what wa(s do (ou /ana"e (our ti/e well*'The first uestion is a little easier. The se%on" uestion is more "iffi%ult be%ause it reuires an e/am&le.

    $m going to gi#e an e/am&le for the se%on" uestion an" you shoul" be able to use it for the firstuestion as ell.Short &nswer;$ !no $ manage my time ell be%ause $m ne#er late to or!' an" $#e ne#er misse" a "ea"line.;;$m goo" at managing my time. $ stay busy both at home an" at or! an" being able to manage mytime is ne%essary for me to "o e#erything that $ ant to "o.;;$ manage my time ell by &lanning out hat $ ha#e to "o for the hole ee!. $t !ee&s me on tra%! an" e#ens hel&s me to be more effi%ient.;Lon" &nswer

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    ;anaging my time is one of my strong traits. $ &rioriti)e my tas!s an" this allos me to stay ahea" of s%he"ule.

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    %onseuen%es of ea%h a%tion an" after eighing the &ros an" %ons' $ oul" %ome to the best "e%ision &ossible. +oe#er' $m aare that some "e%isions are not as bla%! an" hite. $n this situation' $ oul"rely on my e/&erien%e' or e#en or! ith my team members to %ome u& ith the best "e%ision.;This is a "e%ent anser' but $ thin! you might be able to thin! of a better one. @eel free to be %reati#eith your ansers be%ause those are the ansers the inter#ieer ill remember the most.9=1'8o (ou wor! well under $ressure*'

    $n most %ases' the best anser to this uestion is ansering yes. Wor!ing ell un"er &ressure is a goo"trait to ha#e. +oe#er' $ thin! if you anser that you or! the same ith &ressure an" ithout &ressure' the inter#ieer ill be more im&resse". +oe#er' you ill nee" to e/&lain in or"s hy thisis better. +ere are some of my ansers.Short &nswers;$ or! ell un"er &ressure be%ause $ use the &ressure to hel& me or! more effi%iently.;;$ enoy or!ing un"er &ressure be%ause $ belie#e it hel&s me gro. $n my &re#ious e/&erien%e' $alays or!e" ell "uring "ea"lines' an" $ alays learne" ho to or! more effi%iently afterar"s.;;$ or! ell un"er &ressure be%ause $ "ont &ani%. $ maintain self %ontrol an" or! as effi%iently as &ossible. $n all my e/&erien%es' $ "i" ell an" $ alays enoye" the e/&erien%e.;;*uring times of &ressure' $ try to &rioriti)e an" &lan as mu%h as $ %an. (fter $m organi)e"' $ really ust &ut my hea" "on an" or! har" in a smart ay. $ "ont let the &ressure affe%t me. Ao $ belie#e $ or! 

    ell un"er &ressure.;Lon" &nswers;To tell you the truth' $ thin! $ or! the same if theres &ressure or if theres no &ressure. $ try an" ta!eout negati#e emotional fa%tors an" or! har" regar"less of "on time or busy time. $ alays &rioriti)ean" organi)e my or!' an" from there' or! effi%iently. $f the situation in#ol#e" &ressure "ue to a la%! of time' then the only "ifferen%e in my or! oul" be the e/tra time $ oul" nee" to &ut in to meet the"ea"line on time. Ain%e $ belie#e my normal or! is great or!' then $ su&&ose $ or! ell un"er  &ressure.;$ li!e this anser be%ause it is "ifferent than the stan"ar" anser. $f you are not %omfortable ith thisanser' then you %an use the ne/t one.;$ ha#e a %ou&le of frien"s ho hate or!ing un"er &ressure. $ "ont !no if its o""' but $ really enoyor!ing un"er &ressure. $ use the feelings of &ressure as a tool to moti#ate me to or! har"er an" more

    effi%iently. $n my last ob' $ remember e ha" a &roe%t to %om&lete in 4 "ays here it usually too! 10"ays. There as a lot of &ani% by some team members' but $ ensure" e#eryone that if e %on%entrate onthe tas! an" or! real har"' e %an %om&lete the &roe%t. $t too! a lot of o#ertime' an" the last "ay eere in the offi%e until to (' but e manage" to finish. $t as har" or!' but $ really enoye" thate/&erien%e.;ou might not ha#e e/&erien%e" this e/am&le before' but hat is &re#enting you from ma!ingsomething u&? To tell you the truth' $ ne#er e/&erien%e" it before either. There are some things youshoul"nt lie about be%ause they %an fin" out about it su%h as your L( or hat s%hool you atten"e"' but a story su%h as the one $ in%lu"e" abo#e %annot be #erifie" by the inter#ieer. The only thing youha#e to be %areful about is being able to anser follo u& uestions.Basic Interview Questions II91'hich cate"or( do (ou )all under* & $erson who antici$ates a $ro0le/ well6 or a $erson who

    reacts to a $ro0le/ well*'This is a tough uestion be%ause both o&tions loo! &retty goo". y re%ommen"ation oul" be toanser "e&en"ing on the &osition you are a&&lying for. @or e/am&le' if you are a&&lying for a ty&e of analyst or u&&er management &osition' then anti%i&ating a &roblem oul" be more useful. +oe#er' if you are a&&lying to be a nurse for a hos&ital emergen%y room' then rea%ting to a &roblem ell isstronger.Short &nswers;$ thin! its goo" to be goo" at both. :ut in my e/&erien%e' $ reali)e" $ rea%t to &roblems better.Whene#er $m fa%e" ith a ne &roblem' $ !no hat ste&s to ta!e to "eal ith the &roblem.;

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    ;$ belie#e $m strong in both' but $ try to or! more on anti%i&ating &roblems. $n this &rofession' its#ery im&ortant to anti%i&ate a &roblem an" fi/ it before it be%omes a real &roblem.;;$m #ery obser#ant an" aare of hats going on' so $m stronger at anti%i&ating &roblems.;;$m goo" at "ealing ith &roblems' so $m a &erson ho rea%ts to a &roblem ell.;Lon" &nswers;$ feel $ rea%t to &roblems ell' but $m mu%h stronger at anti%i&ating them. $m a ty&e of &erson that

     &ays attention to "etail' in%onsisten%ies' an" subtle signs. :asi%ally' $ ant to fin" a &otential &robleman" &ut measures in &la%e to %orre%t it before it ha&&ens. $ts interesting to see ho the &eo&le ho "ealith &roblems get rear"e" for resol#ing the issue. What about the &eo&le ho &ut the fire out beforeit e#en starte"? Ao anti%i&ating &roblems before it ha&&ens is hat $#e alays "one an" $ belie#e itsim&ortant in any or! en#ironment.;;:eing a nurse reuires many s!ills. Ine of the im&ortant traits is to be able to rea%t to &roblems ell.Bea%ting to a &roblem ell reuires the ability for ui%! thin!ing' ability to thin! of all the o&tionsa#ailable' an" maintaining self %ontrol in he%ti% times. $n my s&are time' $ e#en thin! about %reati#e &roblems that might %ome u&. Ain%e a &roblem %an arise at any time an" in any form' $ try to be as%reati#e as $ %an an" $ al! through the situation as if $m "ealing ith the &roblem. Ao this has hel&e"me to be%ome #ery goo" at rea%ting to &roblems.;The anser gets stronger ith e/am&les' so if you ha#e e/&erien%e" something that you %an e/&lain'

    feel free to use in%lu"e it in the anser. (lso' if you are unsure about ho to say it' remember that you%an as! us.-1'&re (ou a ris! ta!er or do (ou li!e to sta( awa( )ro/ ris!s*'This also "e&en"s on the &osition. :ut in most %ases' $ belie#e someone ho li!es to ta!e ris!s is a better %an"i"ate. $f you %hoose to anser saying you are a ris! ta!er' you shoul" in%lu"e hy an" hoyou ta!e ris!s.Short &nswers;$ %onsi"er myself to be in the mi""le' but if $ ere to %hoose from my &ast e/&erien%e' $ oul" thin! $oul" %all myself a %areful ris! ta!er.;;$m reliable an" belie#e in stability an" guarantees. y or! ill be base" on fa%ts ithoutassum&tions or guesses' so $ ten" to stay aay from ris!s.;;$ thin! its im&ortant to ta!e some ris!s. $ !ee& the o&tions o&en an" if the rear" ustifies the ris!s' $

    oul" "efinitely try. Ao $m more of a ris! ta!er.;;$ ta!e ris!s be%ause through &lanning an" or!ing smart' its &ossible to re"u%e some of the ris!. Ao if theres a reasonable %han%e of su%%ess' $ oul" ta!e the o&&ortunity.;Lon" &nswer;$ see myself as a ris! ta!er. :ut before ta!ing the ris!' $ alays e#aluate all other o&tions' eigh the &ros an" %ons of su%%ess an" failure' an" after %areful %onsi"eration' $ oul" "efinitely ta!e a ris! if the rear"s ere high enough. $ #ie staying aay from ris!s similar to staying aay from a gol"mine surroun"e" by "ynamite. If %ourse if you "ont !no hat triggers the "ynamite' it oul" beunise to ta!e that ris!. :ut if you stu"y the situation an" !no the lo%ation of all "ynamite an" theay they are triggere"' then the ris! is minimi)e". Aome &eo&le oul" not e/&lore the o&tions tore"u%e the ris!' but $ oul" "efinitely stu"y ea%h situation an" ta!e a ris! that oul" im&ro#e my &ersonal or %om&anys situation.;

    ou "ont ha#e to use the "ynamite e/am&le. ou %an thin! of any other e/am&le. :ut $ use" this to%learly e/&lain hat $ feel about ta!ing ris!s. Kot only "i" $ %hoose to be a ris! ta!er' but $ alsoe/&laine" ho an" hen $ oul" ta!e ris!s.;1'h( should I hire (ou*'$ "ont !no if this is a %ommon uestion' but $ hear" many &eo&le use this uestion. $n all theinter#ies $#e been through' $ ne#er re%ei#e" this uestion' nor "i" $ as! this uestion in anyinter#ies $ ga#e. :ut' there are a lot of &eo&le as!ing this uestion' so &re&aring for it is a must. Toanser this uestion' you nee" to !no e/a%tly hat they are loo!ing for. With this information' tie itin ith your strong traits. This ill #erify that you are %om&letely ualifie" for the ob. Ae%on" an"

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    more im&ortantly' you nee" to stan" out more than the other &eo&le inter#ieing for this &osition. $ illgi#e to e/am&les for the long ansers' one for a &erson ith a lot of e/&erien%e' an" the other for are%ent %ollege gra"uate.Short &nswers;$m a &erfe%t fit for this &osition. $ ha#e the e/&erien%e an" the traits you are loo!ing for. In to& of that' $m a great team &layer that gets a long ith e#eryone.;

    Tong hC& bCi uaCbuon44Dyahoo.%om hE% %F% bCn thGnh %Hng 2606200820;$ shoul" be hire" be%ause $m effi%ient' smart' an" frien"ly. $m great at sol#ing &roblems an" lo#e%hallenges. ost im&ortantly' $m "e&en"able an" reliable.;;There are to reasons $ shoul" be hire". @irst' my ualifi%ations mat%h your nee"s &erfe%tly. Ae%on"'$m e/%ite" an" &assionate about this in"ustry an" ill alays gi#e 100M.;;ou shoul" hire me be%ause $m %onfi"ent an" $ll "o the best ob. $ ha#e a &ro#en tra%! re%or" of su%%ess starting from high s%hool until no. $m res&onsible an" smart.This &osition reuires someone that ill or! ell ithout su&er#ision. $ !no ho to manage mytime an" organi)e my or! ell. Ao' $m %onfi"ent $ll be the best %an"i"ate for this &osition.;Lon" &nswers;This &osition is for a uality assuran%e manager' $m %onfi"ent $m the best &erson for this ob be%ause

    of my &ast e/&erien%e. (t (: Aoftare om&any' $ as in %harge of a team that as res&onsible for the uality of three "ifferent a&&li%ations. $ ha#e intimate !nole"ge of uality assuran%e' &ro"u%tsu&&ort' an" e#en some %reati#e &ro%esses that ill benefit a uality assuran%e team. $#e built a teamfrom s%rat%h an" fully un"erstan" the &ro"u%t "e#elo&ment %y%le. @inally' one of my traits is in"e#elo&ing an" mentoring unior em&loyees. $ belie#e in transferring !nole"ge to e#eryone in the%om&any an" in#esting a little more effort into the &eo&le ho or! for me. Ao $ strongly belie#e that$ll be the best %an"i"ate "ue to the %ombination of my e/&erien%e' my managerial s!ills' an" my "esireto &ro#i"e groth in em&loyees.;;The reason $ a&&lie" for this &osition is be%ause the ualifi%ations mat%he" my strengths &erfe%tly. $mgoo" at uggling multi&le tas!s' $m #ery "etail oriente"' an" $ organi)e my time #ery effi%iently. :utthe truth is that many &eo&le ha#e these traits. :ut if $ ere in your &osition' $ oul" hire myself  be%ause of the &assion $ ha#e for this in"ustry' an" my o&timisti% &ersonality. y e"u%ation

     ba%!groun" an" my strengths sho that $ %an "o this ob. :ut $ ant to ma!e more of an im&a%t than ust "oing my ob. $ "ont ant to blen" in ith the %om&any' $ oul" rather ant my a""ition toim&ro#e it.;The first anser is using e/&erien%e an" s!ills to %on#in%e the inter#ieer to hire him or her. $na""ition to tal!ing about &ast e/&erien%es' this e/am&le also em&hasi)es the strong ability to mentor  &eo&le. The se%on" e/am&le is more on the &ersonal le#el an" "efinitely more %reati#e.

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    e/&erien%es. $ en%ourage you to thin! ba%! to your e/&erien%e an" %reate one. $m &ro#i"ing myansers so you %an see the stru%ture an" learn from my ansers.'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou /ade a /ista!e1'The best anser for this uestion in#ol#es learning something from a mista!e. $f you are ha#ing"iffi%ulty thin!ing about a mista!e you ma"e that ill be an effe%ti#e anser' try to thin! of a lessonyou learne" that im&ro#e" a goo" trait. a!ing a mista!e is not goo"' but sin%e you ha#e to tell them

    something' you shoul" tell them something that ma!es you loo! goo". @or an e/am&le' lets %reate as%enario here you learne" ho to be someone ho anti%i&ates &roblems.Short &nswer;$ as gi#en a &roe%t to %om&lete in a ee!. $ un"erstoo" the &roe%t' but $ misinter&rete" one se%tion.(fter %om&leting the &roe%t' $ as tol" by my manager that it as "one in%orre%tly. $ really ma"e amista!e by assuming in%orre%tly in one of the se%tions instea" of as!ing for %larifi%ation. $ learne" notto assume through the mista!e $ ma"e.;Lon" &nswer;$ ha" a &roe%t $ as or!ing on' an" hile $ as in the mi""le of ty&ing u& my "o%umentation' my%om&uter starte" a%ting eir". $t fro)e for a hile an" so $ reboote". (fter 10 minutes' the %om&uter shoe" a blue s%reen saying that there ere &roblems an" re%ommen"e" that $ reboot the %om&uter again. (fter another reboot' e#erything a&&eare" to be o!. $ %ontinue" my or! an" finishe" for the

    "ay. $ s&ent to "ays on this assignment an" hen $ ent to retrie#e my "ata the ne/t "ay to "ouble%he%! my or!' my %om&uter oul"nt start u&. ( te%hni%ian %ame an" foun" that my har" "ri#emalfun%tione". $ lost all the "ata an" lost to "ays of or!. $ as "isa&&ointe" an" thought $ oul"ne#er trust a %om&uter again' but there as a great lesson to be learne". $ ha" a %ou&le of arnings an"$ ignore" them. @rom then on' $ &ra%ti%e" being someone ho %an anti%i&ate &roblems. $ no thin! of  &otential &roblems ahea" of time an" &ay attention to "etails along the ay. $f $ a&&lie" this sooner' $oul" ha#e sa#e" the "ata on another %om&uter an" $ oul"nt ha#e lost a %ou&le "ays of or!. :ut $%ant say $ regret ma!ing the mista!e be%ause it ma"e me someone ho %an anti%i&ate &roblems better.;This is a minor mista!e' an" you %an say it is really the %om&uters fault. :ut this is a goo" e/am&le be%ause $ asnt really at fault. The %om&uter as. :ut this e/am&le is or"ing it so it loo!s li!e the &ersons fault an" it e/&lains ho a great lesson as learne". $n the en"' this %an"i"ate be%ame a better 

     &erson through this mista!e. earning from a mista!e is &robably the !ey &oint here' an" this e/am&le"emonstrates that.=1'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou /ade a "ood decision1''+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou )ound a solution to a $ro0le/1'This is a little easier than thin!ing about a mista!e. ou shoul" ma!e sure to in%lu"e hy it as a goo""e%ision an" the result shoul" be ob#iously meaningful. $ also ant to use this as an e/am&le of ansering multi&le uestions. $ oul" use this same anser for either of the to uestions abo#e. $tas a goo" "e%ision' an" $ fon" a solution to a &roblem. Lre&aring for e#ery inter#ie uestion in theorl" ill be too mu%h or!. Thin! of !ey e/&erien%es an" a&&ly them to multi&le ansers. $n the %asehere it is the same inter#ieer' then you might be for%e" to thin! of a ne anser. Ao it might begoo" to thin! of %ou&le of ansers.Short &nswer

    ;*uring my last &roe%t' e ran into a "iffi%ult &roblem. This as high &riority so e#eryone asinstru%te" to fin" a solution. $ starte" loo!ing for more information on the $nternet' $ e#en tal!e" to a"ifferent manager on a "ifferent team. This hel&e" tremen"ously an" our &roblem as sol#e". $ ma"e a"e%ision to use e#ery resour%e $ %oul" fin"' an" in the en"' it sol#e" the &roblem.;Lon" &nswer;$n my last &osition at i%rosoft' there as a time &erio" here our grou& as going to sli& rea%hingour milestone by one "ay. This as be%ause the "ay before e/iting the thir" milestone' e foun" a &roblem in the &rogram. Ain%e e %reate" a ne buil" ith all bug fi/es ea%h morning' e ha" to%hoi%es. We %oul" either fi/ the &roblem an" #erify the &rogram the ne/t "ay after e buil" again' or 

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    e %oul" &ost&one the &roblem an" fi/ it in the ne/t milestone. :oth o&tions "i"nt soun" #erya&&ealing. $ suggeste" fi/ing the &rogram no' an" &erform another buil" to #erify the fi/ instea" of aiting for tomorro. any times &eo&le are use" to folloing a &ro%ess' but in this %ase' $ %hallenge"the &ro%ess of buil"ing in the morning an" reueste" another buil" to #erify the last bug fi/. $n the en"'e ere able to %om&lete milestone 3 on time an" fi/e" the im&ortant &roblem. This as signifi%ant be%ause if e "i"nt e/it milestone 3' then e#eryone aiting to start or! on the ne/t milestone oul"

    ha#e to ait another "ay. $n essen%e' this sa#e" a "ays or! for more than 30 &eo&le.;@or this e/am&le' $ as %areful not to use too many te%hni%al argons that might not be un"erstoo". $also e/&laine" the situation %arefully an" e/&laine" hy the "e%ision as a goo" one. Bemember thatsome of these ansers ill not or! for you. $n this %ase' if you ne#er or!e" at i%rosoft an" ne#er e/&erien%e" this' ust follo the ste&s of stating the &roblem' e/&laining the %hoi%es' hy you ma"e the"e%ision' an" finally hy it as a goo" "e%ision.>1'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou /ade a $oor decision1'This uestion is similar to the mista!e uestion. Ao first' lets thin! about hat lesson e ant to learn.( %ommon mista!e is hen &eo&le ma!e assum&tions. $ll gi#e an e/am&le here a &oor "e%ision asma"e "ue to ma!ing a ba" assum&tion. The anser ill also in%lu"e hat as learne" an" ho the &oor "e%ision as use" as a tool to be%ome a better or!er.Short &nswer

    ;When $ as "oing an au"it for a small %om&any' there as a &roblem ith one of the a%%ounts. $ trie"to %onta%t the %om&any to as! uestions' but they ere not there. $ ma"e the "e%ision to !ee& loo!ingfor the anser. @our hours later' they returne" my %all an" $ reali)e" it as a sim&le ty&o. $ aste" 4hours of my "ay. $n this %ase' $ as too sensiti#e about "etail. Ao $ learne" ho not to be so "etaile" an" &i%!y.;Lon" &nswer;$n my first month or!ing at Tiffanys selling eelry' $ ma"e a &oor "e%ision by ma!ing anassum&tion. ( &erson buying an engagement "iamon" ante" to see some rings. $ts not &olite toimme"iately as! for a &ri%e range' so $ shoe" the &erson a #ariety of rings. +e &ointe" to a ring thatas about tel#e thousan" "ollars. The "iamon" ring he &ointe" to as one of the more e/&ensi#eones $ shoe" him. sually you ill not be as!e" this uestion unless it is for amanagement &osition. ou shoul" em&hasi)e a %ou&le of !ey things hen you anser this uestion.@irst' you shoul" be #ery &rofessional about firing someone. Ae%on"' you shoul" mention the

     &ro%e"ures you too! so the a%tion of firing is ustifie". $ll gi#e an e/am&le for someone ho has ne#er fire" someone an" an e/am&le for ha#ing fire" someone.Short &nswers;$n my last &osition' $ ha" four &eo&le re&orting to me. Ine of my "ire%t re&orts faile" to sho u& ontime' %om&lete assignments' an" really "i"nt %are about the or!. $ trie" to en%ourage the em&loyee'assign "ifferent ty&es of or! to him' an" e#en sat "on an" shoe" him ho to "o things. (fter 2months of trying' $ ha" to let him go.;;Iur %om&any as "on si)ing an" $ ha" to let to &eo&le go. $ts easier hen a &erson "oes a terrible ob' but if e#eryone is "oing there ob' its more "iffi%ult. $ ha" to sele%t the bottom to &erformers an"

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    e/&laine" hy they ere being let go.;Lon" &nswers;*uring my se%on" year as a manager' $ ha" to fire one of my "ire%ts. $ %ant say it as a "iffi%ult tas!  be%ause not only "i" he not "o his ob ell' he "i"nt ant to try. $nitially' e &ut him on &robationmonitoring his or!' e trie" to gi#e him "ifferent ty&es of or! that he might "o better at' an" ee#en assigne" a mentor to him. +oe#er' e#en through all this' he as a ea! &erformer. $ %onsulte"

    ith other management members an" e all agree" it as best for the %om&any to let him go. $ gottogether ith an +B re&resentati#e an" tol" him that he no longer has a ob here. +e asnt sur&rise" atall. +e ust &i%!e" u& his things an" left.;;$#e ne#er ha" to fire somebo"y yet. $ belie#e that a manager shoul" mentor an" lea" all teammembers to be a soli" &erformer. :ut $ !no that there are some &eo&le ho %ant or ont &erform"es&ite managements best effort. Ao in that %ase' $ oul" ha#e to let someone go in a &rofessionalmanner folloing the &ro%e"ures set by the %om&any.;:oth of these are goo" ansers. They mention that a manager shoul" ta!e a%tions to ma!e the or!er  better' but sometimes turning something ba" to something goo" is im&ossible' so the only a%tion is tofire someone. The &erson ith e/&erien%e outlines the ste&s ta!en. @or e/am&le' the &robation'assigning "ifferent or!' &ro#i"ing a mentor' et%. Then in the en" he as fire". The se%on" e/am&leshos "es&ite e/&erien%e' that he or she oul" fire someone in a &rofessional manner folloing

     &ro%e"ure.@1'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou hired so/eone1'$f you hire" somebo"y before' you !no you %oul" ha#e hire" someone great' or someone ba". $f youha#e both e/&erien%es' you %an as! if they ant to hear a ba" hire e/&erien%e or a goo" hiree/&erien%e. Aometimes the uestion ill be' tell me about the time you ma"e a ba" hire. $n that %ase'then you "ont ha#e to as!. $ll gi#e an e/am&le of a goo" hire an" a ba" hire.Short &nswers;$ foun" a resume on the $nternet that as a &erfe%t mat%h for one of our o&en &ositions. $ %onta%te" the &erson an" e tal!e" for about 10 minutes. *uring that %all' $ e/&laine" hy our %om&any as a great &la%e to or! an" the o&&ortunities e offere". (fter a %ou&le more %alls' he agree" to %ome in for aninter#ie an" e ma"e an offer. +e be%ame a great em&loyee.;;$ re%ei#e" a resume but it "i"nt ha#e all our reuirements. $ initially thought she asnt a fit' but after 

    loo!ing o#er the e"u%ation ba%!groun" an" the &re#ious or! e/&erien%e' $ thought this &erson oul"ha#e more &otential than other %an"i"ates. (fter inter#ieing her' e e/ten"e" an offer. Ahe as aui%! learner an" &erforme" at an e/%e&tional le#el. Aometimes its im&ortant to see &otential an" inthis instan%e' it as a great hire.;Lon" &nswers;$n the last %om&any $ or!e" for' e ha" a re%ruiting team. They go through all resumes an" submitthe ones that oul" be a goo" fit for a &arti%ular team. $ re%ei#e" a resume an" after loo!ing it o#er' $as uite im&resse". $ %alle" him for a &hone inter#ie an" after that e s%he"ule" a full inter#ie. +ea%e" almost e#ery uestion gi#en to him by 5 "ifferent inter#ieers. We ma"e a reasonable an" fair offer. +e mentione" that he as %onsi"ering another %om&any. $ %alle" him to tou%h bases ith himan" reiterate" the o&&ortunities' the great en#ironment here' an" ultimately that e all loo!e" forar"to ha#ing him oin our team. $ trie" to ma!e the &hone %all more &ersonal an" arm to sho him that

    our grou& as a &la%e to be %omfortable. +e oine" our team an" be%ame one of our strongest &erformers. $t too! a little e/tra or!' but its im&ortant to ta!e e/tra ste&s hen you see someone hois going to be great.;;$ ha" one ba" e/&erien%e hen hiring someone. $ remember $ as folloing &ro%e"ures an" #erifyinge#erything $ %oul" from &ast e/&erien%e' %he%!ing %ommuni%ation s!ills' &ersonality' or! ethi%' te%hni%als!ills' an" some tough logi% &roblems. We e#en ha" 4 "ifferent &eo&le inter#ieing this%an"i"ate.

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    sim&le tas!s. $ remember going through his resume an" loo!ing o#er his ba%!groun" an" e#en thin!ingabout here e misse" this fla in the inter#ie. >sing this same inter#ieing &ro%e"ure' e hire"many great &eo&le. :ut this one turne" out a little sour.;The first uestion is straight forar". This &erson too! it one ste& farther by ma!ing a &hone %all an"en%ouraging the %an"i"ate to oin his team. :ut the se%on" anser is an e/am&le of "oing e#erythingright' but seeing ba" results. ou %an use something li!e this' but if you "o' you must thin! of follo

    u& uestions su%h as' ;hat "i" you "o to this em&loyee? What ha&&ene" in the long run? *i" you en"u& firing this &erson?; :ut $ re%ommen" you thin! of a situation that you &ersonally e/&erien%e". Thenyou %an anser all follo u& uestions easily. :ut if you ne#er hire" anyone before' then sim&ly saythat. $t shoul"nt hurt unless it is for a re%ruiting &osition.A1'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou )ailed to co/$lete an assi"n/ent on ti/e1'$f you are a goo" or!er' then you &robably ha#ent faile" to %om&lete an assignment on time. :ut if you ha#e a lot of e/&erien%e' you might ha#e some situations here e/ternal fa%tors %ause" you to missa "ea"line. This is hat my e/am&le ill be about. :ut if you ha#e an e/am&le here you faile" to%om&lete an assignment' ma!e sure you gi#e %lear reasons hy you faile" an" hat you learne" fromit. (lso' if you %ant thin! of any' then use an e/am&le from your uni#ersity "ays stating. :ut if you "o'ma!e sure you tell them that so far in your ob e/&erien%e' you %om&lete" all assignments on time or ahea" of s%he"ule.

    Short &nswer;Ine time' $ ha" a &roe%t that as "ue on Tues"ay. In @ri"ay $ analy)e" our &rogress an" $ as ahea"of s%he"ule. $ "i"nt ha#e to or! o#er the ee!en" to %om&lete the assignment. In on"ay' mymanager as si%! so $ ha" to atten" se#eral meetings that too! all "ay. :e%ause of that' $ "i"nt%om&lete my assignment until We"nes"ay. Ko' $ try to finish my assignments a "ay or half a "ayearly be%ause something une/&e%te" %oul" %ome u&.;Lon" &nswer;With &ro&er &lanning an" goo" e/e%ution' $ thin! its har" to fail at meeting a "ea"line. :ut $remember one time in the mi""le of the &roe%t' our %lients ante" to %hange one as&e%t of theassignment that e alrea"y %om&lete". $ analy)e" the %hange reuest an" tol" them that e oul"nt be able to ma!e the "ate. $ estimate" that it ill ta!e three a""itional "ays. They insiste" that e finishon the agree" u&on time s%he"ule. $ tol" them e" try but %oul" not &romise anything.

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    ;We ere outsour%ing a &ortion of our or! to a 3r" &arty %om&any. We ha" to &hases for this &roe%t. (fter the first &hase' $ as gi#en the tas! to %om&lete the or! be%ause the original or!er res&onsible for this &roe%t left our grou&. $ ui%!ly got u& to s&ee" on the "etails of the or!. $analy)e" the information an" reali)e" that one &ortion of the or! gi#en to them %oul"#e been "one by our grou& be%ause e alrea"y ha" the infrastru%ture in &la%e. Ao $ only s&ent half a "ay to set this u&an" in turn' e ere %harge" 35M less for the se%on" &hase from the first one.;

    This is a sim&le story of an e/&erien%e. $t "oesnt in%lu"e e#ery "etail on the ty&e of or! that asoutsour%e"' or hat $ s&e%ifi%ally "i" "uring the half "ays of or!. $f they %hoose to as! this' then $ill be &re&are" to anser it' but this anser gi#es enough "etails to allo the inter#ieer toun"erstan" ho you %ontribute" in sa#ing the %om&any money. (lso' "e&en"ing on the fiel" of or!'ansers ill #ary. $f your ob s&e%ifi%ally o#ersees the finan%e' then it is &robably im&ortant to thin! of a mu%h better anser s&e%ifi%ally for that &osition. Thin! of some s%enarios' rite them "on' an" feelfree to as! us if the grammar is %orre%t.991'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou ai/ed too hi"h1'This is another uestion here you %an turn this anser into a goo" e/&erien%e. $ am going to be usingthe anser as the one here you faile" to %om&lete an assignment on time. This is goo" &ra%ti%e to usea similar anser by %hanging only a fe senten%es to anser another tough inter#ie uestion. :utfirst' $ll gi#e an e/am&le of a "ifferent short anser.

    Short &nswer;We ha" a ne &roe%t that $ as intereste" in.

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    o&&ortunities arise' $ shoul" be fle/ible an" illing to %hange my goal. $ aime" too lo an" $ misse" arare o&&ortunity.;This is not a ba" mista!e. ou %an say you ere burne" out' or nee"e" to ta!e some time off' or ante"to reu#enate yourself. This anser "oesnt sho a failure' but shos a great su%%ess. $n this e/am&le'aiming too lo resulte" in great numbers an" great results at the en" of the month' so there is no harm"one. $n the en" you are in"i%ating that you %oul" ha#e "one e#en better' that you are illing to ree#aluate

    your goals' an" that you are no able to see an" um& on o&&ortunities.9;1'+ell /e a0out a ti/e (ou /ade a "reat sale1'This is similar to the uestion' ;hat "oes it mean to ma!e a great sale?; ou %an %hange the or"s alittle an" use the anser for both uestions. The !ey to this anser is e/&laining hat it means to ma!ea great sale' an" then gi#ing a goo" e/am&le of a great sale that you ma"e.Short &nswer;$ ha" a %ustomer %ome in that as a little ru"e. +e ha" many uestions an" %ut me off #ery freuently.$ staye" &atient an" e/&laine" e#erything to his satisfa%tion. +e en"e" u& re&resenting a me"ium si)e" business that reuire" a large or"er. $ feel this as a great sale be%ause $ treate" this %ustomer ithres&e%t an" &atien%e.;Lon" &nswer;a!ing a great sale %an be measure" by ho mu%h the %om&any ma"e' but $ thin! ma!ing a great sale

    is ho satisfie" the %ustomer is. ( satisfie" %ustomer ill return an" %ontinue to be a #alue" %ustomer'so its im&ortant to ma!e sure that the %ustomer is satisfie". Ine "ay' a %ustomer as "ebating on to"ifferent ty&es of at%hes. Ine as O1200 an" the other as O400. This as a huge "ifferen%e. $ belie#e $ %oul" ha#e sol" him the O1200 at%h' but instea"' $ lai" out all the &ros an" %ons for him'an" as!e" him uestions to fin" out the &ur&ose of the at%h' if it as for %asual ear or formal ear'an" e#entually hel&e" him reali)e e/a%tly hat he as loo!ing for. +e en"e" u& buying the O400at%h. Aome &eo&le might thin! that as not a great sale' but $ felt as a salesman an" a &ersonre&resenting the %om&any that $ "i" a great ob in satisfying this %ustomer. $n the ne/t %ou&le of yearshile $ as or!ing there' he %ame an" bought many more items an" ha" other frien"s %ome in to buymore &ro"u%ts. $ %an %onfi"ently say that the O800 in misse" sale resulte" in thousan"s more for the%om&any.;This e/am&le has se#eral !ey &oints. @irst' this anser is telling the inter#ieer hat you belie#e is a

    great sale. Ae%on"' it is gi#ing a goo" e/am&le. @inally' it is shoing a goo" sign of an em&loyee bysaying' ;a &erson re&resenting the %om&any.; (ll salesman or someone ho or!s ith %ustomers isre&resenting their %om&any in some ay. Aaying this %asually in an e/am&le is "efinitely &oerful.9

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    "one better if $ %al%ulate" a %ushion for une/&e%te" obsta%les.;This anser is a"mitting to going o#er bu"get' but the reason as goo" enough. The anser in"i%atesthat by saying ho e#eryone as ha&&y an" ma!ing sure to say ho im&ortant the &roe%t as. $n theen" you say you learne" something. :ut you %an %hange this anser a little. $f you ant to be more%lear on the im&ortan%e of the &roe%t' you %an say a monetary #alue' li!e it as a to million "ollar "eal' an" going o#er bu"get by O10'000 as a%%e&table by u&&er management.

    Tong hC& bCi uaCbuon44Dyahoo.%om hE% %F% bCn thGnh %Hng 2606200830School Related Interview Questions91'hat e5tracurricular activities were (ou involved in*'$f you "ont ha#e any or! e/&erien%e' then a %om&any ants to !no hat e/tra a%ti#ities you "i" ins%hool to see if you are a%ti#e. $t is best to list a %ou&le of things "es%ribing hat the grou& is an" hatrole you ha" in the grou&. $f you ere not a &art of any grou&' it might be o! to ma!e something u&. $tis har" to #erify this so they ill not fin" out. :ut it %oul" ba%! fire' if the inter#ieer ha&&ene" to bein the same grou& at the same uni#ersity.Short &nswers;$ as in#ol#e" in our s%hool nes&a&er. $ as one of the riters for three years.;;$ as #ery a%ti#e in our uni#ersity &oliti%s. $n my senior year' $ as the #i%e &resi"ent of the

    >ni#ersity.;;:esi"es stu"ying' $ &laye" baseball for our s%hool. $ really li!e to stu"y an" to stay &hysi%ally a%ti#e.;;$ as in#ol#e" ith a grou& that hel&e" aareness of en#ironmental &roblems su%h as &ollution. $ ason a team that e"u%ate" &eo&le about "ri#ing alternati#es su%h as buses an" %ar&ooling.;Lon" &nswer;$ as #ery a%ti#e in the uni#ersity maga)ine %ommittee. $ as a member of that grou& for four years. $hel&e" rite arti%les about e#ents o%%urring in s%hool. $n my senior year' $ as the e"itor an" "i" lessriting an" more managing in regar"s to the maga)ine stru%ture' hat %ontents to a""' an" "istributingor! among the unior members of the grou&. $ really enoye" my e/&erien%e there an" learne" aboutor!ing %losely together as a grou& to "eli#er a uality maga)ine.;$f you "ont ha#e or! e/&erien%e' then you ill nee" to say something to sho them that you learne"some #aluable lessons su%h as team or!. $ suggest you to refle%t on hat you "i" "uring s%hool an"

    %reate a list of hat you learne".-1'h( did (ou choose (our /a2or*''h( did (ou choose to /a2or in 3istor(*'$f you are a %om&uter s%ien%e maor inter#ieing for a %om&uter &osition' then they ill not as! youthis uestion. :ut if you are an

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    ;$ maore" in +istory be%ause $ alays ha" a strong interest in histori%al fa%ts. $ gre u& #ery %lose tohistory an" %hose this maor be%ause $ really enoye" the sube%t. $ &lanne" on be%oming a high s%hoolhistory tea%her or e#en a &rofessor' but then $ starte" to get into %om&uters. $ts totally "ifferent fromhistory but it really fas%inate" me. Ko' instea" of loo!ing in the &ast' $m alays loo!ing into thefuture through all the te%hnologi%al %hanges.;$t "oesnt %onne%t the maor to the ob but at least it gi#es an e/&lanation. $ts not ba" to say you

    maore" in something be%ause you li!e" the sube%t. The only ba" anser is to say you "i"nt !nohat else to "o an" you %oul"nt get into a better "e&artment.;1'I) (ou redo colle"e a"ain6 what would (ou /a2or in*'$ alrea"y e/&laine" this a little in another uestion about restarting your %areer. ou %an use the sameanser here if you ant' but $ ill gi#e one more e/am&le of not %hanging your maor in the longanser se%tion.Short &nswers;$ "i"nt reali)e $ as so intereste" in %om&uters until $ gra"uate" %ollege. Ao if $ %oul" sele%t a"ifferent maor' $ oul" maor in om&uter A%ien%e.;;$ li!e" the fa%t $ %om&lete" my "egree in

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    in human intera%tion. Ao an engineer saying their fa#orite %ourse as &sy%hology "emonstrates that this &erson has both te%hni%al s!ills an" the ability to or! ith others better. $t lists se#eral goo" e/am&lessu%h as un"erstan"ing both strengths an" ea!ness along ith un"erstan"ing "ifferent &eo&le.=1'hat course did (ou li!e the least*''hat course did (ou stru""le in the /ost*'This is an easier anser be%ause you "ont ha#e to sho off your strength here. (ll you ha#e to "o is

    ma!e sure you "ont &i%! a sube%t that relates to your ob. $t is also safer to &i%! something that most &eo&le "o not enoy. @inally' &i%!ing something that you are not goo" at is a%%e&table if it is not a s!illreuire" on the ob. y long e/am&le ill be about a "rama %lass.Short &nswers;$ "i"nt enoy history that mu%h. $t asnt that "iffi%ult' but it "i"nt allo me to thin! %reati#ely.ost of the %lasses $ too! ere about memori)ing "ates an" fa%ts. Ao history is my least fa#oritesube%t.;;$ struggle" in a musi% %lass the most. $ really enoy listening to musi% so $ trie" to learn a little about it.:ut it as a "isaster. y tone as off an" $ %oul"nt tell if something as flat or not.;;y least fa#orite %lass as &robably &oetry. *uring that %ourse $ struggle" riting a real &oem. $reali)e" $ am not a &oet.;;$ "isli!e" my geogra&hy %lass. $t asnt "iffi%ult' but $ sim&ly "i"nt fin" it #ery interesting.;

    Lon" &nswer;@or me' $ ha" a tough time in my "rama %lass. $ "i"nt reali)e that $ as a terrible a%tor. $ "i"nt thin! it oul" be that har"' but ee! after ee!' my instru%tor oul" &oint out &roblem after &roblem. +ega#e me a :' but $ thin! it as be%ause of my effort' not be%ause of my abilities. $ say this be%ausehen $ sa myself on #i"eo' oh my gosh' it as terrible.;ou are &utting yourself "on a lot here' but in this e/am&le it is a%tually goo". $nter#ieers areorrie" that a &erson ho %an a%t ell ill be able to lie about many things "uring the inter#ie. ( &erson ithout a%ting s!ills ill not be able to hi"e automati% bo"y gestures that the inter#ieer isloo!ing at. (lso' this anser is goo" be%ause it shos that this &erson ne#er gi#es u& an" &uts in a lotof effort.>1'3ow will (our $er)or/ance in (our worst class a))ect (our $er)or/ance on this 2o0*'This uestion is another o&&ortunity to sho many goo" traits. ou %an "is&lay traits su%h as

    en"uran%e' effort' an" illingness to or! on things you "ont li!e. This is #ery im&ortant be%ause"uring your %areer' you ill ha#e to "o many boring things. This long anser ill "is&lay that you area &erson that ill "o goo" at any tas!.Short &nswers;Ko matter if $ li!e" the %lass or not' $ alays trie" my har"est. (s a result' the loest gra"e $ e#er re%ei#e" as a :. Ao $m %onfi"ent that $ll be goo" at any tas!.;;$ ha" one %lass here $ really struggle". $ as!e" more uestions an" stu"ie" more. (s a result' $ "i"#ery ell. Ao e#en if $m struggling' $ feel $ %an fin" ays to "o a goo" ob by &utting in more effort.;;y &erforman%e in my orst %lass ill &ositi#ely im&a%t my &erforman%e on this ob. $ struggle" itha logi% %lass' but $ stu"ie" har"er' resear%he" more information' an" $ ne#er ga#e u&.;Lon" &nswers;$ remember $ "i" terrible in my astrology %lass. $ "i"nt ha#e mu%h interest in the sube%t an" $ really

    "i"nt !no that $ oul" struggle in it. $ thought about ust "oing enough to ma!e it through' but $"e%i"e" that $ as going to &ut some effort into it. $ %ontinually as!e" uestions an" stu"ie" more for this %lass than $ "i" in others. $ got a : for all my effort' but at least $ "i"nt gi#e u& an" $ !e&t &ushingforar". Ao no $ !no that hether $ li!e a &roe%t or not' $ll "o the best $ %an be%ause its myres&onsibility.;This anser shos maturity an" the inter#ieer shoul" li!e it.?1'3ow would (our 0est )riend descri0e (ou*'This anser %an be short. >se !ey or"s that sho ho you are a goo" fit for this &osition. $f it if asales&erson' mention things li!e' an easy &erson to tal!' goo" &ersonality' an" "e&en"able as the traits.

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    :ut if it is for a manager &osition' then you %an use "ifferent or"s li!e organi)e"' hel&ful' %onsi"erate'an" smart. Ao it all "e&en"s on the &osition. ost &eo&le ill be honest an" say hat the best frien"ill a%tually say' but it is more effe%ti#e to %hoose the or"s so it relates to the ob. +ere are somee/am&les.;Ih' lets see $ thin! my best frien" oul" "es%ribe me as honest' "etaile"' an" #ery organi)e".;;$ thin! my best frien" oul" say that $m #ery res&onsible. Whene#er our grou& of frien"s ha" to

    %oor"inate an a%ti#ity' they alays relie" on me.;;y best frien" oul" &robably say that $m arm' frien"ly' an" un"erstan"ing.;$t "oesnt ha#e to be long' but "ont blurt out the anser ithout thin!ing. Then it ma!es it a&&ear asyou are thin!ing about it instea" of saying an anser you alrea"y &re&are".@1'3ow would (our $ro)essor descri0e (ou*'Aame thing here' but you %ant %hoose any or"s. ou ha#e to %hoose one that relates to s%hool or!.Aele%t or"s that are general an" that a&&lies to most ty&es of obs.;$ thin! my &rofessor oul" "es%ribe me as a great team member an" %onsistent in my s%hool or!.;This is goo" be%ause s%hool has grou& &roe%ts. $t shos team or! e/&erien%e an" it also mentions%onsisten%y.;y &rofessor tol" me one time that $ as li!e a fireball. $ alays ha" a goo" attitu"e that &ositi#elyaffe%te" other stu"ents in grou& a%ti#ities.;

    ;y &rofessor alays tol" me that $ as #ery %reati#e. +e li!e" my &a&ers be%ause it shoe" that $really thought about the &roblem an" ta%!le" it in a "ifferent ay.;A1'3ow would (our /other descri0e (ou*'ou %an use more &ersonal or"s here be%ause your mother !nos you in a "ifferent ay.;$ thin! my mother oul" say $m #ery frien"ly be%ause $ ha" a lot of frien"s an" that $m #ery fo%use" be%ause $ alays finish hat $ start.;This anser is shoing to "ifferent ty&es of %hara%teristi